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Page 1 of 3 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />DATE: June 9, 2025 <br />SUBJECT <br />Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redwood City and the County of San Mateo for the <br />purpose of providing personnel support to the San Mateo County Gun Relinquishment Task Force <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve an agreement authorizing the City through the Redwood City Police Department to collaborate <br />with the County of San Mateo to provide firearm relinquishment and enforcement services and authorize <br />the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding in substantially the form presented. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />Public Safety <br />BACKGROUND <br />On March 11, 2022, San Mateo County hosted the “Getting Prohibited Guns off the Street: Firearm <br />Relinquishment in San Mateo County” forum. At the forum, Attorney General Rob Bonta addressed the <br />importance of getting prohibited guns off the streets, legislation in place and/or being developed to assist <br />in this effort, efforts already in practice in San Mateo County, and opportunities to further success in these <br />efforts. <br />Following the forum, the County District Attorney’s Office launched its Gun Violence Prevention Program, <br />which included the creation of the Gun Relinquishment Task Force (GRTF), which prevents violence and <br />improves public safety by removing guns from people who are prohibited from having them, either <br />because of a restraining order or a felony charge. <br />The purpose of the Gun Violence Prevention Program (GVPP) and the Gun Relinquishment Task Force <br />(GRTF) is to enhance voluntary compliance of all qualifying restraining orders with firearm prohibitions, <br />and those who are prohibited from possessing firearms in San Mateo County. <br />6.E. - Page 1 of 15 <br />44